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azur 640H
Music server
Networking guide - Mac
Updated 10/06
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Contents Introduction Introduction .................................................................................................2 The 640H has many extra features which can be accessed by connecting it to the internet, or connecting it to a computer network. To a novice, this can be a complicated process. However, with the help of this guide, we aim to take you through it step-by-step. 1. Making the physical connection............................................................3 The procedu
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azur 640H 1. Making the physical connection Network Type C: "Home" Wired network via a Router, Hub or Switch This document explains how to connect your 640H to a network. Networking (i.e. connecting devices together) can allow you to expand the overall capabilities of your 640H. By networking your 640H to a PC, Mac or other device, you will be able to have access to (and play) music files stored on other devices. You can also access the internet for CD database lookup and internet rad
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2. Setting up IP addresses for Network Devices Once your network connections have been made, for the connected devices to communicate to each other you will need to specify the unique "IP address" for the device (i.e. like a house number, and street name so the house can be identified for posting letters). There are two types of IP address; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), which is more commonly known as dynamic addressing, and static. Dynamic is used when you have a router, set-top
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6. In the "Configure IPv4" drop down menu, you can select five options, 3.2 Setting up a Static IP address for your Mac but one of the two you want to use are "Manually" for static IP 1. In the "Apple" menu on your desktop, select "System Preferences": addressing and "Using DHCP" for Dynamic IP addressing. 7. Select "Manually" for static IP addressing. There are also five text input boxes you can fill in; IP address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS Servers and Search Domains. Leave DNS Servers and Sear
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azur 640H 3.3 Setting up the IP address for the 640H If you are using Dynamic DHCP IP addressing, the 640H is defaulted to receive an IP address and you can skip this step. If you wish to set up a static IP for the 640H, then follow these instructions: 1. In the main menu, select "Settings" in the left hand menu: 6. When Dynamic DHCP addressing has been turned off, select the "Ethernet" menu item: 2. In the right hand menu that appears, select "System": 7. This brings up four text input boxes th
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3.4 Testing your Network Configuration 3.5 Setting up your Mac to share music over a network Now you have set up a basic network, it is strongly recommended to If you use iTunes, we recommend placing all of your MP3's in your iTunes make sure it is working before continuing. To do this you need to "ping" folder (situated in your Music folder) before starting. If you don't, then (Packet InterNet Groper) the 640H from your Mac. Ping is the most basic place all your MP3 content in your Music folder
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azur 640H Setting Permissions of your "Music" Folder 9. This will bring up an "Authenticate" window. Please enter your username and password and press return: 1. Select the Macintosh HD icon situated on the desktop. 2. Select the "Users" folder. 3. Select the folder corresponding to your account name. 4. Click once on the "Music" folder so it is selected. 5. Go to the "File" menu and select "Get Info": 10. In the "Group" menu, select "Guest" and change its' "Access" to "Read & Write". 11. S
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azur 640H 3. Setting up your Mac These instructions are for setting up your 640H network with an Apple 5. Click the TCP/IP tab in the new window: Macintosh computer. If you are using a wireless network, please consult the manual of your wireless network adaptor for setting up an IP address for your Mac and skip to the "Testing your Network Configuration" section. 3.1 Setting up a Dynamic IP address for your Mac 1. In the "Apple" menu on your desktop, select "System Preferences": 6. In the "Conf
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Note: The set up procedure for OS X 10.4.1 (Tiger) and 10.3.x (Panther) 3.6 Changing the 640H Name are the same. For OS X 10.4.2 and above, please turn to "OS X 10.4.2 As with a Mac, the 640H needs to have a unique name over the network. and Above" section below. The 640H will not network to OS X 10.2 and This name by default is "Azur" and is located in Settings/System/System below, including OS 9. Info/Unit Name menu of the 640H. It is recommended to change this name to a simple one word name
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azur 640H 5. This now brings up four settings that you can change: "Friendly 3.8 Adding content to your 640H from your Mac for OSX name", "File location", "User name" and "Password". 10.4.2 and above If you are using Mac OSX 10.4.2 or above, then you will need to 6. For the Friendly name, you can enter anything you like to denote your download and install software called “Share Points” to make your music selection. For example, if you have chosen to add your whole folder shareable over a general
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5. This now brings up four settings that you can change: "Friendly 3.9 Accessing the 640H from a Mac name", "File location," "User name" and "Password". If you wish to play content on your 640H but from your Mac, you need to do the following: 6. For the Friendly name, you can enter anything you like to denote your selection. For example, if you have chosen to add your whole 1. On your desktop select "Go" and press "Connect to Server" in the drop collection to the 640H, it could be "My Mac Music"
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azur 640H 4. 640H network advice In each folder on your 640H, there are two files; cddb.nfo and 4.1 Virus's and Spy-ware attributes.txt. These two files are not to be changed or deleted under any Virus's and spy-ware are the biggest security risks facing computer circumstances. They are important files required for your 640H to systems today. It is recommend to periodically update your anti-virus display information correctly. If any of these files are deleted, you need and anti spy-ware softwar
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5. Lead descriptions The below diagrams show the different types of Ethernet network cable that can be used to network the 640H. Please see "Making the physical connection" section of this document for more information. 5.1 Cat5 568A RJ-45 cable jack 1. Green / White 2. Green 3. Orange / White 4. Blue 5. Blue / White 6. Orange 7. Brown / White 8. Brown 5.2 Cat5 568B RJ-45 cable jack 1. Orange / White 2. Orange 3. Green / White 4. Blue 5. Blue / White 6. Green 7. Brown / White 8. Brown A straight
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